The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-29
LOOKS VERY LIKELY.
The Case Against Thomas Tay-
lor shown Up.
1T WILL NEVER COME TO TRIAL,
Charles wiIkfnson, Beaver, Charged
With Unlawful Cohsbitatin, is
Declared Not Guilty.

BEAVER, q tab, September 28.-ISpeciai
to THE HERALD. l-On the opening of
court this morning, Denny, counsel for
Thomas Taylor. asked that the case be
set down for trial next to Wilkinson. as it
was understood the prosecution wanted
to continue it. The defendant had been
at Beaver with eight or ten witnesses
for TWO weeks, and desired trial; as the
charge was of such a nature, he
objected to it being longer held against
him.
Zane opposed the trial this term, as
an important witness was not here.
Denny demanded to know what this
important witness would or could
estify to, if anything, and if the pros
ecutiou would say truthfully the defense
would admit it; but the prosecution
refused to state.
Denny then stated that as soon as
the indictment was found, the defend =
ant wished continuance to be got for
with. sses, q it was uncertain whether he
could get them or not. The prosecution
refused, and he then got time for the
defendant to go and bring his witnesses.
Defendant has been ready ever since.
and some of his witnesses only came in
yesterday. Defendant is now ready, and
demands trial.
The prosecution refusing consent,
the defendant demanded the name Of
the witness alleged to be so material in
the case, and what he could testify to.
The prosecution objected, but under
the order of the court, the name of the
Witriess was given as David Eddards,
who will state as charged in the indict
ment; but that witness is now out of
the territory and cannot be brought
here.
Defendant objected to continuance
because an eye witness of the crime
charged could be nothing less than an
accomplice; the testimony would not be
sufficient to convict at all.
On the statement that the prosecu-
ton could not safely Ego to trial with
out this witness, the court ordered the
case continued.
AT 2 p. m. Denny moved to set aside
the continuance because the witness
David Eddards is at his home in Iron
City, and can be brought here at once.
The statement that he could not be
brought here is false. Deputy Marshal
Armstrong saw witness David Eddards
at the city on Friday last, when wit
ness subp9naed other Witnesses.
Another witness, Thornton, saw David
there when he left Saturday. David is
there now, and can be brought if neces-
sary.
Zane did not deny these statements,
except that DAVID had gone away and
was nouthere now.
Denny then asked that the main wit
ness, Henry Eddards. for the prosecu-
ton, and other witnesses for the prose-
QUITO be put under bonds to appear at
the next term of court, as the defense
desired trial, and he had good rea
son to believe they would not be here
at the next term for trial if allowed to
go without bonds. Defendant desired q
full Inv, stigauon.
The court said as they are witnesses
for the prosecution he could not put
them under bonds unless the prosecu.
tIou asked 1t, which they did not.
EGdards refusal to come to trial, the
continuance granted, and the repeated
applications to compromise and settle
the matter with Taylor, and his refusal
TO comply, is satisfactory to rybody
that the charge is false. 1t is conceded
that the case will never be called for
rial, and that this is the last of it.